Word: ballets
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Marius Petipa’s 1869 ballet version of Cervantes’s classic novel returns to Boston. The performances are a tribute to choreographer Rudolf Nureyev, who died 10 years ago. Refurbished sets and new costumes are featured in this new production of what artistic director Mikko Nissinen calls “the most significant work in Boston Ballet’s history.” 7 p.m. Through Oct. 19. $39-$96. Wang Center, 270 Tremont St., Boston...
Where can you get a taste of Italian opera as well as 18th century London right here in Cambridge? In the current exhibit entitled “The King’s Theatre: Ballet and Italian opera in London 1706-1883” at Harvard’s Pusey Library, visitors can see an original opera score from Handel’s Otho, a book on ballet by renowned 19th century dancer Carlo Blasis, or manuals for opera singers...
...years of ballet shows and jazz tap performances have left you seeking new dance thrills, these exotic and beautiful classical Indian dances, presented by the Triveni School of Dance, will delight you no end. 2 p.m. Free. MIT Kresge Auditorium, 48 Mass...
José Mateo Ballet Theatre opens its 18th season with “Undercurrents”, consisting of three ballet pieces choreographed by José Mateo. The performance will include “The Last Circus” set to Stravinsky’s “Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments”, “Courtly Lovers” set to Haydn’s “Surprise Symphony”, and a new ballet set to music by Schumann. The works will be presented with cabaret-style seating, offering a close view of the performers...
...film that made much-loved physical comedienne Lucille Ball a full-fledged statr, Maureen O’Hara and Ball are dancers fleshing out the age-old dichotomy of art as art and art as business. O’Hara struggles to succeed in ballet, whereas Ball gains a somewhat notorious celebrity in a burlesque club. Directed with a keen eye by Dorothy Azner, Dance, Girl, Dance also features snappy choreography by her good friend Marion Morgan. 6:15 p.m. $8 students. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston...